From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Covey \Cov"ey\, v. i.
To brood; to incubate. [Obs.]
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[Tortoises] covey a whole year before they hatch.
--Holland.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Covey \Cov"ey\, n.
A pantry. [Prov. Eng.] --Parker.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Covey \Cov"ey\ (k?v"?), n. [OF. cov?e, F. couv?e, fr. cover, F.
couver, to sit or brood on, fr. L. cubare to lie down; cf. E.
incubate. See Cubit, and cf. Cove to brood.]
1. A brood or hatch of birds; an old bird with her brood of
young; hence, a small flock or number of birds together;
-- said of game; as, a covey of partridges. --Darwin.
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2. A company; a bevy; as, a covey of girls. --Addison.
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